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. 2011 Nov 1;39(2):407–416. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbr162

Table 3.

Site-Specific Cancer and SIR in Schizophrenia Patients by Age Group at Diagnosis

All Age >50 y Age <50 y
Site (ICD9 code) Number of Cancers Observed SIR (95% CI) Number of Cancers Observed SIR (95% CI) Number of Cancers Observed SIR (95% CI)
Overall cancer (140–208)
Oral cavity 128 1.13 (0.87–1.45) 30 0.77 (0.48–1.24) 98 1.31 (0.97–1.77)
    Mouth and tongue (141, 144–145) 53 0.94 (0.53–1.66) 11 0.59 (0.28–1.24) 42 1.12 (0.72–1.74)
    Pharynx (146–147) 47 1.30 (0.82–2.07) 8 0.86 (0.37–2.01) 33 1.47 (0.86–2.52)
Digestive
    All (150–159) 340 1.02 (0.88–1.19) 159 0.73 (0.60–0.90)* 181 1.57 (1.24–1.98) **
    Stomach (151) 48 1.14 (0.75–1.72) 24 0.86 (0.50–1.48) 24 1.70 (0.88–3.27)
    Colorectal (153–154) 108 0.98 (0.75–1.28) 54 0.72 (0.51–1.03) 54 1.53 (1.00–2.34)*
    Liver (155) 124 0.92 (0.72–1.18) 56 0.66 (0.47–0.93)* 68 1.36 (0.94–1.96)
Respiratory
    All (160–165) 88 0.91 (0.68–1.22) 53 0.75 (0.53–1.07) 35 1.36 (0.82–2.27)
    Lung (162) 78 0.93 (0.69–1.27) 51 0.80 (0.55–1.16) 27 1.36 (0.76–2.43)
Bone, skin, and breast
    All (170–175) 244 1.50 (1.23–1.83) ** 100 1.46 (1.07–1.98)* 144 1.53 (1.18–1.99) **
    Breast (174), female only 215 1.68 (1.35–2.09) ** 88 1.75 (1.24–2.47)* 127 1.64 (1.24–2.17) **
Genitourinary
    All (179–189) 208 1.36 (1.10–1.67)* 101 1.13 (0.85–1.51) 107 1.67 (1.23–2.28) **
    Cervix of uterus (180), female only 74 1.41 (0.99–2.02) 29 1.19 (0.69–2.04) 45 1.61 (1.00–2.58)*
    Body of uterus (182), female only 39 2.15 (1.23–3.75)* 15 1.61 (0.71–3.65) 24 2.71 (1.25–5.86) **
    Prostate (185), male only 10 0.64 (0.29–1.42) 10 0.66 (0.30–1.46) 0 NA
    Bladder (188) 25 1.15 (0.65–2.05) 18 1.11 (0.57–2.18) 7 1.27 (0.42–3.89)
    Kidney (189) 24 1.16 (0.64–2.08) 15 1.02 (0.50–2.10) 9 1.49 (0.53–4.16)
Other and unspecified
    All (190–199) 70 1.17 (0.83–1.65) 25 1.14 (0.64–2.02) 45 1.19 (0.77–1.83)
    Brain (191) 15 1.44 (0.65–3.17) 4 1.15 (0.27–4.85) 11 1.58 (0.61–4.09)
    Thyroid and other endocrine (193–194) 22 0.65 (0.38–1.11) 4 0.45 (0.14–2.48) 18 0.71 (0.39–1.31)
Haemopoietic
    All (200–208) 51 1.14 (0.76–1.71) 18 0.95 (0.50–1.82) 33 1.28 (0.76–2.14)
    Lymphoma (200–203) 26 1.00 (0.58–1.71) 11 0.92 (0.41–2.09) 15 1.06 (0.51–2.19)
    Leukemia (204–208) 25 1.35 (0.74–2.46) 7 1.01 (0.35–2.90) 18 1.54 (0.74–3.23)

Note: Abbreviation is explained in the first footnote to table 1.

*P value for SIR of cancer <.05; **P value for SIR of cancer <.001.